# CBI files supplementary chargesheet in NEET-UG paper leak case 2026-10-14T07:26:33+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a supplementary chargesheet in the NEET-UG paper leak case before a Delhi court on Wednesday, 14 October 2026. Special Judge Ajay Gupta directed that a copy be supplied to the 14th accused, Sheshrav Bajrang Suryawanshi alias Raj Suryawanshi, and posted the matter for further proceedings on Thursday, 8 October 2026. The agency has alleged that Suryawanshi, arrested on 2 September, is a close associate of co-accused Shubham Khairnar and played a key role in the leak. The supplementary chargesheet comes after the court took cognisance of the CBI's chargesheet against 13 other accused on 12 August. The CBI began its crackdown on 13 May, arresting Mangilal, Dinesh and Vikas Biwal in Rajasthan, whose phones contained leaked PDFs received via Telegram on 29 April. The agency arrested alleged mastermind P V Kulkarni on 15 May. The CBI claims the conspiracy was unearthed through forensic imaging of mobile devices. The National Testing Agency cancelled the 3 May exam amid paper leak allegations and conducted a re-examination on 21 June. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Deccan Chronicle and Business Standard filed the same wire-copy news: the CBI filed a supplementary chargesheet on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, in the NEET-UG paper leak case before a Delhi court. Special Judge Ajay Gupta directed that a copy be supplied to the 14th accused, Sheshrav Bajrang Suryawanshi alias Raj Suryawanshi, and posted the matter for 8 October 2026. The agency has alleged Suryawanshi, arrested 2 September, is a close associate of co-accused Shubham Khairnar and played a key role in the leak. Since both sources carry identical syndicated text, the coverage is uniform straight reporting with no discernible slant. The next step is the hearing before Special Judge Ajay Gupta on Thursday, 8 October 2026. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - deccanchronicle.com (neutral report) Wire-copy reporting, no slant discernible - business-standard.com (neutral report) Syndicated feed, no slant discernible This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Ajay Gupta, CBI, NEET-UG, NTA, Sheshrav Bajrang Suryawanshi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/cbi-files-supplementary-chargesheet-in-neet-ug-paper-leak-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/cbi-files-supplementary-chargesheet-in-neet-ug-paper-leak-case/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/